In 2022, a fourth-generation Colorado farming family sold 90 acres to Xcel Energy for $585,000; four years later, the utility sought a 550-foot easement for $19,000, but a judge rejected its condemnation bid
A dispute over a narrow strip of ranchland in eastern Colorado has become a broader legal battle over how far an electricity utility can go to secure land for renewable energy projects. According to reporting by The Colorado Sun, Utility Dive and the Kiowa County Independent, Xcel Energy is challenging a ruling that denied it…